Henh Wong Fresh Produce, Adulterating Food, California 2023

Henh Wong Fresh Produce, a Sacramento-based soy food producer, and three individuals have been found guilty of adulterating food and have been banned from distributing adulterated foods.

Henh Wong Fresh Produce manufactured and distributed tofu, seasoned tofu, fried tofu, fried bean cakes, soy jello, and soy bean drinks. It also grew, harvested, prepared, packed, held, and distributed ready-to-eat mung bean and soy bean sprouts.

The company operated under several names, including Henh Wong Fresh Product and Henh Wong Tofu.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found a history of processing food products under insanitary conditions during inspections in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2014.

During the 2014 inspection, FDA investigators found live cockroaches and flies in the tofu production room, dead cockroaches in the sprout processing room, and rodent excreta pellets in the seed dry storage and sprout processing rooms.

The defendants, Henh Wong Fresh Produce, David C. Ly, Kin S. Ly, and Thahn “Danny” C. Ly, have been permanently banned from distributing adulterated foods. The company has ceased operations, and if it wishes to resume manufacturing and distributing food, the FDA must first determine that the firm’s manufacturing practices have come into compliance with the law.

The government is represented by Counsel Melanie Singh of the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch.

The defendants agreed to settle the litigation and be bound by a consent decree of permanent injunction that prohibits them from committing violations of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).

The case serves as a reminder that the government will not hesitate to bring enforcement actions against food producers who do not follow the necessary procedures to comply with our nation’s food safety laws.

Henh Wong Fresh Produce, David C. Ly, Kin S. Ly, and Thahn “Danny” C. Ly are responsible for adulterating food products, a serious crime that puts consumers at risk of foodborne illnesses.

The defendants have been banned from distributing adulterated foods, and the company has ceased operations. If it wishes to resume manufacturing and distributing food, the FDA must first determine that the firm’s manufacturing practices have come into compliance with the law.

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